Sioux Lookout Bombers

Sioux Lookout Bombers
CityOntario Sioux Lookout, Ontario
LeagueSuperior International Junior Hockey League
Founded2008
Operated2008–2012
2022–
Home arenaSioux Lookout Memorial Arena
ColoursBlack, Orange, and White
     
General managerAusten Hoey
Head coachCarson Johnstone
Franchise history
2008–2012Sioux Lookout Flyers
2022–currentSioux Lookout Bombers

The Sioux Lookout Bombers are a junior ice hockey team from Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada. They were a part of the Superior International Junior Hockey League. The Bombers mark a return of junior A hockey following the folding of the Sioux Lookout Flyers.

History

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New look Flyers 2011

The Sioux Lookout Flyers were added to the Superior International Junior Hockey League for the 2008-09 season. The Flyers mark the first major level hockey in the town since the Intermediate leagues of the 1970s.

The Flyers are Ontario Junior hockey's most Northerly club at 50° 06′ North.

On September 19, 2008, the Flyers lost their first ever game to the Schreiber Diesels in Schreiber, Ontario by a score of 10-2. On September 26, the Flyers played their first home game and lost 6-2 to the defending SIJHL champion Dryden Ice Dogs.

On November 12, 2008, sixteen games into a winless season, the ownership of the team pulled the plug on the franchise. Two days later, the town of Sioux Lookout held a town meeting in regards to the team and elected to save the team as a community with the help of a Winnipeg-based investor. The team went on hiatus for three games, but returned to action on November 19.[1]

The Flyers won their first ever game on January 2, 2009, defeating the Dryden Ice Dogs, on the road, 5-4 in overtime. The victory was Sioux Lookout's 30th league game.

Original jersey in 2011

On October 3, 2012, the Flyers dropped out of the 2012-13 season after only three games. The Flyers cited being "unable to continue in a competitive and professional manner for the season" as their reason for withdrawal. The Flyers claimed it was only going to be a one-year absence to restructure.[2] In the spring of 2013, the team's official Facebook page reflected that the team was not returning. Sioux Lookout was awarded an expansion franchise in the Superior International Junior Hockey League for the 2022-23 season. The club was branded the Bombers.

Season-by-season results

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Season GP W L T OTL GF GA P Results Playoffs
2008-09 50 2 46 - 2 97 367 6 6th SIJHL Lost quarter-final 0-3 Fort Frances Jr. Sabres
2009-10 52 20 27 - 5 159 210 45 3rd SIJHL 0-4 RdRobin Fort William North Stars & Dryden Ice Dogs
Lost Semifinals 0-4 Fort William North Stars
2010-11 56 12 38 - 6 136 238 30 5th SIJHL Lost quarter-final 1-4 Thunder Bay North Stars
2011-12 56 25 29 - 2 202 227 52 5th SIJHL Lost quarter-final 1-4 Dryden Ice Dogs
2012-13 3 0 3 - 0 4 23 52 7th SIJHL Folded
SIOUX LOOKOUT BOMBERS
2022-23 52 29 20 - 3 189 156 63 3rd of 7
SIJHL
Lost quarter-final 1-3 Wisconsin Lumberjacks
2023-24 49 35 10 2 2 200 113 74 2nd of 8
SIJHL
Won quarter-final 4-0 Fort Frances Lakers
Won Semifinals 4-1 Thunder Bay North Stars
Won League Finals 4-0 Kam River Fighting Walleyes
Bill Salonen Champions
Advance to Centennial Cup

Centennial Cup - Revised format 2022

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Canadian Jr. A National Championships
Maritime Junior Hockey League, Quebec Junior Hockey League, Central Canada Hockey League, Ontario Junior Hockey League, Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League, Superior International Junior Hockey League, Manitoba Junior Hockey League, Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Alberta Junior Hockey League, and Host. The BCHL declared itself an independent league and there is no BC representative.
Round-robin play in two 5-team pools with top three in pool advancing to determine a Champion.

Year Round-robin Record Standing Quarterfinal Semifinal Championship
2024 L, Winkler Flyers (ManJHL), 2-4
L, Oakville Blades (Host), 2-5
L, Miramichi Timberwolves (MarJHL), 3-5
L, Melfort Mustangs (SJHL), 3-5
0-0-4-0 5th of 5
Group B
did not qualified did not qualified did not qualified

References

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  1. ^ "Pointstreak Sports Technologies - The Leader in Sports Management Solutions". Sijhl.pointstreaksites.com. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  2. ^ "Flyers suspend operations | Sioux Lookout Flyers Hockey". Siouxlookoutflyers.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
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